Attachment for type-writers.



L. L. DAY. ATTACHMENT FOR TYPE WRITERS.

KPPLIOATION FILED DEC. 3, 1910 1,01 1,416, Patented Dec.12,1911.

i STATES PATENT OFFICE.

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Application filed December 8, 1910. Serial No. 595,515.

Be it known that I, LoimN L. DAY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Manila, Philippine Islands, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Attachments for Type-Writers, of-which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in attachments for typewriters.

The objectv of my invention is to produce a container which may be secured to the frame of a typewriter in any desired manner and in which a rubber eraser may be held in convenient position to be reached by the operator.

My invention further consists in'providing a holder for an eraser of circular or similar shape, form the cover of the eraser holdlng receptacle. t

A further object of myinvention is to produce a device having the foregoing characteristics, which shall be simple, cheap to construct, composed of few parts and durable, and one which may be either attached to typewriters after they have been constructed, or which may be attached thereto during the manufacture of the machines.

With these and ther objects 'in view my invention consists in certain constructions,

combinations and arrangements of parts, the preferred form of which will be first described in connection with the accompanying drawin s and then the invention particularly pomted out in the appended claims. Referring to the drawings wherein the same part 1s designatedby the ence numeral wherever it occurs, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portion of a typewriter showing my invention attached thereto, parts of the same being broken away; Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the eraser receptacle detached, the'eraser being shown in dotted lines; Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the receptacle showing the same as provided with spring attaching clips; Fig. 4 is a partly sectional view of the re-' ceptacle, eraser, and holder in separated relation and, Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional view of the receptacle with the eraser therein.

10 designates an open-ended receptacle preferably offrec-taniular form, and provided on one side wit a V-sha'ped cutaway portion 11, forming a convenient and ornawhich holder is adapted to.

same refermental finger hole. At the open end I also preferably provide inward extensions 12, or the purpose to be hereinafter described. The receptacle 10 may writer, as for instance, the side frame 13, by any suitable means, and in any suitable way, one form of attachment being shown, for the purpose'of illustration, which consists of spring clips 14, secured tothe back of the receptacle, adapted to extend over the side bar 13 of the machine and detachably secure the receptacle in convenient position.

15 designatesthe cover of the rece tacle,

and is preferably provided with a andle 16, centrally mounted on said cover, whereby the same may be readily removed from the receptacle. The cover 15 is of a length substantially equal to the width of the, re-

ceptacle, so that the end portion 17 of said cover will extend over the inturned portion 12 when the cover is in position.

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be secured to a type-' 18 designates a pair of downwardlyv extending spring plates secured at their upper edge to the under side of the cover 15, said plates being provided with means to detachably engage the central opening in the ordinary'circular eraser 19, which means, form of construction shown, consist of the inwardly projecting flanges 20, formed in the side plates 18. M

From the foregoing description of my construction it will be seen that the ordinary circular eraser which is provided with a central opening may be inserted between the spring plates 18, and the inwardly projecting flanges 19 be caused to engage the central opening in the eraser. By this construction a convenient handle for the eraser.

is provided, so that the eraser may be more readily and firmly grasped when used. In addition the eraser when not in use may be dropped into the receptacle 10, which is conveniently secured to theside of the typewriter, and the eraser will be held in the rece tacle when the cover 15 will rest on top of tliereceptacle, thus keeping the eraser out of the .dirt and dropping and misplaclng of the eraser and the consequent loss of time.

I realize that considerable variation is possible in the details of construction and arrangement of parts without departing from the spirit of my invention, and I there'- fore do not intend to limit myself to the specific form shown and described.

prevent the frequent in the Having thus dwcribed my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1.. An attachment for typewriters, comprising a receptacle adapted to be secured to the frame of a typewriter, a bodily removable cover for said receptacle, and means extending from the under side of the cover to engage a rubber eraser.

2. An attachment for typewriters, comprising a receptacle adapted to be secured to a part ofa typewriting machine, a cover for said receptacle, a pair of spaced sprin arms extending downwardly from sai cover, said spring arms being provided with 1-5 means adapted to engage the opening in a circular rubber eraser.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

LOREN L. DAY.

Witnesses GEO. S. LIVINGSTON, -K. E. KLEIN. 

